Registered SAL takes longer because the package has be be signed off by each person that handles the package. It could take up to a week from the time it arrives at JFK to the time it arrives to you.
I don't blame you for canceling (too much). Amiami had the best deal going on the LE. I watched some of DYRL that was broadcast on Japanese TV (Macross Seminar). I think we have all been taken for a ride by Kawamori-san.